Improve your shape and fitness to look sensational this summer. Pilates at Newport has been in operation for nine years and the owner of the Studio, Gloria Scott has a Dip.of Professional Pilates Practice and a Dip. of Sports Therapies plus a full membership of Pilates Alliance Australasia and is one of twenty-two registered Pilates Alliance Studios in Australia.
We offer Studio classes on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday morning from 7.30am until 11.30am, then afternoon sessions commence at 2.30pm until 8.30pm. Each client has their individual work out depending on their level of fitness and flexibility. Some of the conditions we can help you with are Scoliosis, Whip Lash, Pre & Post Natal work outs, Parkinson’s, Osteoporosis and Arthritis.
In addition the mat classes are executed with small equipment such as the Magic Circle, Foam Rollers with arm and leg weights, theraband and fitness balls.
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Studio classes are an hour duration on Pilates equipment. You will need to do an Initial Consultation which is an hour and a half lesson being trained on the breathing and use of the pilates equipment. You will also be assessed and a work out program planned for your body.
Pilates is based on concentration, control, centering, flowing movement, precision and breathing to create core stability and postural alignment.
Why Pilates? Pilates is recommended by Doctors and Physiotherapists for rehabilitation of specific injuries namely trauma or long term postural problems, as it provides strengthening, core stability and balances muscles. Pilates can also be practiced at a client’s own pace which is ideal for anyone who has suffered injury through trauma.
In conventional workouts, weak muscles tend to get weaker and strong muscles tend to get stronger. The result is muscular imbalance – a primary cause of lower back pain.
Pilates exercises train several muscle groups at once in smooth, continuous movements. By developing proper technique, you can actually re-train the body to move in safer, more efficient patterns of motion – invaluable for injury recovery, sport performance, good posture and optimal health.
Pilates gets your mind in tune with your body by emphasising proper breathing, correct spinal and pelvic alignment and complete concentration in smooth, flowing movement.
The quality of movement is valued over quantity of repetitions. Correct breathing helps you execute movements with maximum power and efficiency. Last but not least, learning to breathe propertly can reduce stress.
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September 10, 2009 2:11 am | 
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